Vending-machine.



PATENTBD DBC. 4, 1906.

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No. 837,337. y

vJ. W. PATTERSON. VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBU. 8. 1904 Wl THEMES PATENTBD DEC. 4, 1966.

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J. W. PATTERSON. VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIoATIoN Hup 1120.3. 1904.

l INVENTU? Q Ewa.

JAMES W. PATTERSON, F' NEVVYORK, N. Y.

VENDENG-MACHE-NE.

Specification of Letters Patent. i

Patented Deo. 4, 1906.

Application filed December 8. 190i. Serial No. 235.994.

T0 ali whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES W. FATTERSON, of the city and county of New York and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Vending-Machines, of Which the following is a speeication.

M invention has reference to vendingmac lnes; and it consists of'certain improvements, which are fully set forth in the followlng specification and shown in the accompa-v nying drawings, Which form a part thereot.

My present invention is an improvement upon the structure of vending-machines forming subjectmatte1of my Letters Patent No. 796,010, dated August 1, 1905. In my said Letters Patent specified above the case is provided with a spring-actuated iioor for raising the article, and said floor is furnished with side arms which forced u the lid when released by the coin-controlle lock; but no provision Was made .to lockv thelid-raising,

means when elevated so as to .prevent the lid "being depressed or closed, except bythe proper person to avoid the possibility of having the 'case locked Without being first iilled.

The object of my present improvement is to provide means tolock the lid in its open popitiln when liberated bythe coin-controlled In carry out my invention I provide the case with a lid adapted to be locked by a coin-controlled lock and combined with a spring-actuated portion adapted. to rise to force. open the lid` when liberated. t qid a locking .device to lock the spring-actuated portion when raised, whereby the lid is locked 'in its open position aswell as its closed position.

In the preferred iorm of my invention I usually make the spring-actuated part which raises the lid of such construction that it also acts to support and raise the article to some distance above the upper opening of the case to permit of its easy removal.l

, My invention also comprehends details of con struction Which, together with the features above pointed out, Willbe better un.

derstood by reference to the drawings, in

i Which-l per side parts C o lower portion of same with the key inserted for releasingr the coin, and Fig. o is a erspective vlew of the locking-plate and ockmgdog removed from the remaining ortion ofV the lock. Figs. l and 3 show the ox in the closed and. locked condition.

l A is the box or case and tangular and provided with a lidBat the top, hinged at b tothe rear of the said case.

C is a'movable part, also made box shape ,and open at the top and fits down into case A and adapted to be forced upward by a spring D when the lid is released. This art C has a movable floor-plate E, having is shown as recateral parts extending through side slots ein 'the part@ and connected to springs F F to normally lift the said plate E when not held down by the articlebr package and lid B, against which the ackage presses. The upi) the spring-actuated part C rise in front of the lid B -when it rises and prevents it being closed down again, except `under 'definite conditions.

When the-part C rises, the spring-lock H Icarried by it snaps into a hole h 1n the case A; and locks the said. part C against being de' pressed, and consequently this mechanism also locks the lid in its o en position. The side of the caseAisprovi ed Withakey-a erture H in alinement with the spring I' so that by the insertion of the' key the lock can be released, the part C depressed, and the lid The locking-plate T may be operated by `any suitable coin-controlled lock, one form' of which is shown. ln this the-coin L is guided through aY coin-slot I, which receives the coin at the top and discharges it at the bottom. notched disk J, rotated by a'hand-knob J', and thereby carried past a paWl fi until it lis in 'position to be forced between a lug t on the lock-plate'l and a lug lc on a locking-dog K to press down the locking-dog K againstits spring IQ to release the lock-plate T and then llle coin is first received in a;

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contact with the key.

The form of coin-controlled lock here shown is similar in general respects to that shown in my application, Serial No. 104,752, filed April 26, 1902, before referred to, but embodiessome minor features of novelty.

The coin-controlled lock is arranged at the front of the case, and the lid B opens backf ward, which makes the structure more easily and conveniently operated.

While I prefer the construction shown as excellently adapted in practice to the purposes of my'invention, the details may be modied with out departingfrom the spirit of the invention. n

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-,-'

1.. In a vending-machine, the combination of a case to contain an article, a movable lid hinged to the case, a lock for unlocking the lid, a spring-actuated support normally held in a depressed position within the case by the lidl and adapted to rise when the lid is released to raise the article and hold the lid in an open position, and a locking device for locking the spring-actuated support infits elevated position, whereby the lid is locked against being closed.

2. In a vending-machine, the combination of a case to'contain an article and having a keyhole, a movable lid hingedto the case, a lock for unlocking the lid, a spring-actuated support normally held in a depressed position Within the case by the lid and adapted to rise when the lid is released to raise the article and holdthe lid in an open position, and a locking device for lookin@ the .sprinmactib ated support in its elevated position whereby the lid is locked against being closed said look'ing device being located in line with the keyho whereby it can be unlocked by the insertion of a'key through the keyhole.

3. In a vending-machine, the combination of a case to contain an article, a movable lid esmas? hinged to the case, alock for unlocking the lid,

a springeetuated support normally held in a depressed position Within the casev by the lidA and adapted to rise when the lid is released to raise the article and hold the lidv in an open position, a locking device for locking the spring-actuated support in its elevated position, whereby the lid is locked against beingclosed said locking device consisting of a' spring-catch secured to andfmoving with the springeactuated support, and a shoulder or obstruction on the case over which the end of the locking-spring snaps and from which it may be pushed by the insertion of a key. f

4. In a vending-machine, the combination of a case adapted to contain the article, a movable lid, a lock for locking the lid, a springactuat'ed part carried by the case and adapted to rise to obstruct the lid in closing, and a locking device for locking the spring-aetu` ated part in its obstructing position so as to lock the lid in its open position.

- 5. In a vendin -maehine,/the combination of a case adaptedt to vcontain the'article and provided with a keyaperture,'a movable lid Ya lock for locking the lid, a spring-actuated part carried by the-case and adapted to to obstruct the lid in closiin anda spring 4 lock in alinement with the the case for locking the spring-actuated part ey-aperture-'in in its obstructing position so as'to lock the lid in its open position said sprin lock in its locking position being arranged ack of lthe l key-aperture in the case.

6. In a vending-machine, the combination of a ease to contain an article, a movable lid hinged to the case, a lock for unlocking the lid, a spring-actuated. support normali held in a depressed position within the case y the lid and adapted .to rise when the lid 1s released to raise the article andhold the lid 'in an open position, a locking device for lookin the spring-actuated support in its Velevate position, whereby the lid is locked against beingr closed, and a spring-actuated floor carried by the spring-actuated support for pressing the article upward relativelyto the springactuated support when the lid is raised.'

In testimony of which invention I heref unto set my hand. 5

JAMES -W. PATTERSON.

Witnesses: l

Moerman M. ,.MENKEN, HOWARD T Conn 

